Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13
e. -, ut tho gnllop ; then,
10 y Fl Earry aud me agnin,
aha at.i,er.and who's afraid?

be- 90 ut the gnllop then,
W. .,i r. FAIRY aud me agnin,
anu ti,er.alld who's afraid?
~, nv comrades true,
(nr 4, r rise. and flourish, and fall;
feI ,.@s in yellow and blue,
b use. to Zach other true.
e . 'n1 together tho bugle call.
Are You, Major Day.
worth of December, 1864, while
INV INV, mid under command of Cen
an ..on extending from Kentucky
l 1,ast Tennessee, and thence into
a .Ss,urred the following incident,
1, yi M well remembered by all the
Enected with it.
,.necessary to n proper understand
.sn;sode tina. we go back n space
..smn of 1868, when Vaughan's
y ,'' confederate cavalry defeated
". y. Of Union cavalry, under Cen
s ,u at Bulls Gap, in Tennessee,
r ,.I' precipitately back to Knox
promnent among the men of
!, brigade pursuing Gillem that
Ut ,,s nisht was one known as Major
HAS pursued and pursuers pressed
knoxville some Stentor in the
s ~, command would call out, at
i've intervals, in tones which chilled
Al Of Gillem's men: "Give it to
,m Day.." Give it to 'em, Major
yov 10 return to the raid in ques-
tbs command halted at Beams
.le Twelfth Ohio Cavalry were sent
i, some thirty miles, in the direc-
Rocersville, to look after Basil
command. About half way to Rog-
If a small town called Moores-
We came upon part of his command
them to flight in the direction of
rle. Our Lieutenant Colonel, who
command, hastily ordered Company
a,tlerc and hold the town till his
Teen, with the balance of the
nj he dashed out on the main
hotpursuit of the flying foe. Cap
hi at once sent twenty of us to take
bsi.ion on read leading south to-
he mountains, with orders to hold it
hazards.
darkness was intense, and the silence
sedtAat, but for the faint 'glimmer
OCCASIONAL light in some OF the
We could easily have believed our
miles from any settlement.
matter of taking our position there
choice, and in a few moments the
horses we're standing in line across
their weary riders lying upon the
ni,ont of them awaiting Develop
Two videttes were stationed about
lsed PAGES in advance of the
wild strict orders to let no one pass.
We're no roads save this and the
be fading into the town. And as the
OF our regiment wero pursuing
my toward Rogersville, we could
tan approaching foe only from this
., and should we be approached
he south we could rest assured it
enemy.
Extreme darkness of the night COM
US to depend upon sound rather
sht, and in consequence silence
profound seemed to reign around
nnse as it may appear to those not
with the fact, our horses seemed
the spirit pcrvading the troopers,
times, appeared listening intently
catch the faintest sound. The time
for relieving the videttes upon the
accordingly selected two men
lehef, and we cautiously advanced
post.
bearing it, We could hear, far in the
e, a sound like to the quick tram
horses, and as it came nearer we
Plso discern the confused murmur
Sin conversation and laughter.
py!steryremained now for us to solve,
I'VE Of us ranged ourselves in line
Inc road, with carbines loaded to
most, resolved to maintain our posi-
alnst any charge, no matter what its
ef, or die in the attempt.
and yet more near came
aValcade, and as we waited,
Psnow with Dated breath, the mind
": ny. arranging the possibilities and
ll1l'es of the coming rencounter in
glow OF light and shade upon the
canvas that the lapse of twenty
mas not been able to efface lis
apparent from the reckless, noisy
IN. 1le troopers that they had not the
y IDEA lea OF meeting resistance in that
When almost within challenging
ana their conversation had be-
Isnee:!y audible to US, the following
~ olhcer in command of the adj
sluad fell upon our ears: "Oh,
a m II AL right with the pickets; YES,
~ n.ake 1t all right with them"
=, On the same instant rang out
|hallenge: ~ ~ -oA'' .
~. Who :, comes there?"
I a,at one and advance"
s nah Of hoofs ceased now, but the
s uSa y. ana n banterinR talk continued.
~ "a AZ their seeming delay, our order
t,S " aaSance was sternly repeated,
Sss responded to thus:
III s.s' Don't get excited now; lust
Inv I", we're all right. You know
ps w. ID nasll Dukes command? Don't
So by; I'm Major Day; just keep cool
Ns;,,. we're W all right. Why, you
''os Day.! exclaimed the verbose
i 4, 1.-TWO Two PAGES of the muzzles of our
|ot1s az us utter establishment, he was
4 Na 70 halt. In a low tone 1
|aee1 A hd his surrender. Taking
tors a a breath, he uttered in a sur
' on5 VIA what! Yanks!n
I an, mad at the same time sought
he HI, anbuckling it, he handed
(ent n win, slue arms, accompanying the
! adel ' fno, inc expression, "What a
! prison nool l am! only out OF a
li ,ra three weeks, and now caught
( t. thus as he would no doubt have con.
ion wi,T n MS own stupidity and in
! fed in I VI! me same volubility as that
BIS 10 i IN; endeavors to convince us,
but 7 LIS us capture, that he was "all
y nanpr PROMPTLY checked him with:
Y "en have you out there,